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As a CEO, your relationship to your board is essential to the long-term sustainability of your organization.

For our OneAccord CEO fly-in, please invite your board chair and a second board member to join as we learn best practices and connect with other leaders within Accord.

Guest speakers include Peter Greer, Jennifer Jukanovich, and Bill Anderson.

The focus of this year’s Accord Research Alliance pre-conference intensive, held on Tuesday, October 13, from 9 am – 4 pm ET, is “Measuring Kingdom Impact in Relief, Development, and Advocacy: Definitions, Methods, Tools.” The objectives are for participants to come away with a clear sense of the definition(s) of kingdom impact, the importance of measuring it, and the different ways that it can, and should be, measured. After introductions, the intensive will begin with the presentation of four case studies of measuring kingdom impact by different Accord member organizations. This will be followed by four presentations given by members of different consulting agencies on key methods geared towards measuring kingdom impact. A consolidating keynote will happen next that will summarize the various definitions and approaches to measuring kingdom impact that are in use, why they are important to understand, and why it is important to plan for and intentionally seek kingdom impact, and this will be followed by a panel of representatives from the Christian philanthropic sector tackling how they understand and try to encourage kingdom impact. As usual, this will be a highly interactive intensive, with plenty of time for questions and discussion, and we look forward to seeing you there! 

Join the Public Health and WASH Community Groups for a participatory day of networking, spiritual reflection, and technical exchange. Centered on the conference theme, Faithful Through Change, the day will begin with shared relationship-building, devotional reflection, and practitioner-led spotlights featuring innovative ideas, field experiences, and lessons that connect both disciplines. In the afternoon, participants will transition into Public Health and WASH-specific sessions for deeper technical discussions, collaborative learning, and community planning. The day will conclude with a joint closing session to share key takeaways and identify opportunities for continued collaboration across both communities.

Engage with leaders advancing biblically grounded approaches to economic development. This intensive focuses on practical models, shared challenges, and faithful innovation that promote flourishing, dignity, and sustainable livelihoods in communities around the globe.

Join the Formation & Care Alliance for a pre-conference intensive exploring how Christian leaders and organizations can remain rooted in God amid uncertainty, change, and increasing demands across the humanitarian aid sector. Together, we'll reflect on how spiritual formation and care for one another shapes not only our ministry leadership, but also our relationships, families, churches, and communities.

Featured contributors will help us explore these themes from both ministry and research perspectives:

·                Plenary Speaker Dan Ole Shani, CEO of Open Doors International, will join us for a conversation on leading faithfully through change, drawing from his experience serving the global church as CEO of Open Doors International.

·                Plenary Speaker Mafer Madriz, Director of Partnership Support at Compassion International will share perspectives on spiritual formation, leadership, family and cultivating dependence on God amid complex ministry realities.

·                Josie Gwin, PhD Researcher and CEO & Founder of The Resilience Resource, will lead participants through insights about caring well for your team from her doctoral research on power dynamics and their impact on leaders, teams, and organizational culture.